The last perfect revolutionary published by user, 11 years ago i read this book for a graduate history class on maos china gao wenqian has written what surely will be received by the burgeoning chinese history community as the definitive biography of the beloved peoples premier, zhou enlai. The relationship between zhou enlai and the ccps paramount leader mao. Ordinary people thought he was a good man, says gao wenqian, once zhou s governmentappointed biographer and more recently the author of the revisionist and unofficial zhou enlai. The last perfect revolutionary gao wenqian when gao wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative biography in hong kong, it was immediately banned in the peoples republic. In my opinion zhou is not the last perfect revolutionary, but he is essential to the chinese communist revolution and its aftermath. He is considered a modern saint who offered protection to his people during the cultural revolution. These books are available for purchase through our affiliate partner, the book depository, at low prices all of which include worldwide shipping. Book says zhou enlai, chinese premier, may have been gay. Works about zhou enlai are heavily censored in china. Lawrence r sullivan zhou enlai, the premier of the peoples republic of china from 1949 until his death in 1976, is the last communist political leader to be revered by the chinese communist party. Of all the myths of the chinese leaders, that of zhou enlai has been the. Zhou enlai, the premier of the peoples republic of china from 1949 until his death in 1976, is the last communist political leader to be revered by the chinese people. The last perfect revolutionary by gao wenqian 2007, hardcover at the best.
May 28, 2009 the title of gao wenqians book, zhou enlai. Leading the famed long march, proclaiming the new peoples republic of china, sending forth red guards waving a little red book of his quotations, meeting richard nixon when the two governments ended decades of unremitting hostility. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The zhou family was originally from shaoxing in zhejiang province. Zhou enlai is probably best known for arranging the famous visits of.
The last perfect revolutionary, by wenqian gao is a biographical look at zhou enlai, mao zedongs right hand man throughout much of chinas postrevolutionary history. Zhou was an enigmatic politician, always looking to balance sides, build bridges and mend fences. The last perfect revolutionary, is deliberately sardonic, and is designed to show that far from being. Download zhou enlai the last perfect revolutionary by wenqian gao in pdf epub ebook. The last perfect revolutionary, is deliberately sardonic, and is designed to show that far from being perfect, zhou was in fact fallible, often devious, and capable of great cruelty to his friends and fellow revolutionaries. Mao zedong became the symbol of the communist revolution in china. The author, who as a young bureaucrat wrote the chinese communist partys official zhou enlai biography before emigrating to the united states with his smuggled notes, traces zhou from his days as a struggling student revolutionary to his many years of loyal service as mao zedongs unassuming, faithful assistant. A biography, translated by peter rand and lawrence r. Pdf zhou enlai the last perfect revolutionary by wenqian gao. Nathan the kiss of death the making of a revolutionary a young communist in europe building the infrastructure of revolution birds of a different feather a rising star trapping the chinese khrushchev. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. The last perfect revolutionary online books in format pdf. Publicaffairs 2007 i thought i knew all about zhou enlai.
Often touted as the last perfect revolutionary, zhou is a modern saint who offered protection to his people during the cultural revolution, and an icon who allows modern chinese to find an admirable figure in what was a traumatic and bloody era. Zhou had a deft talent, gao writes, for finding some tiny crack. The last perfect revolutionary gao wenqian download here. Before moving to the united states in 1993, gao had been a researcher at cpc. Using classified documents spirited out of the china, he offers. Before moving to the united states in 1993, gao had been a researcher at cpc central party literature research center, where he penned the official biographies of zhou enlai and mao zedong. Zhou enlaithe last perfect revolutionary is a book written by gao wenqian which focuses on the complicated, interweaving lovehate relationship between chairman mao zedong and premier zhou enlai after the communist party assumed power in china in 1949. Dec 30, 2015 gao wenqian, a former historian for the communist party and the author of the 2007 biography zhou enlai. Zhou enlai the last perfect revolutionary is a book written by gao wenqian which focuses on the complicated, interweaving lovehate relationship between chairman mao zedong and premier zhou enlai after the communist party assumed power in china in 1949.
The last perfect revolutionary and read zhou enlai. Often touted as the last perfect revolutionary, zhou is a modern saint who offered protection to his people during the cultural revolution, and. Jul 22, 2008 often touted as the last perfect revolutionary, zhou is a modern saint who offered protection to his people during the cultural revolution, and an icon who allows modern chinese to find an admirable figure in what was a traumatic and bloody era. Wannian zhou enlai zhou enlais later years hong kong. There are no heroes in this story and the suffering of the victimsthe chinese peoplewill provoke anger in the reader. The last perfect revolutionary, now available in a translation by peter rand and lawrence r. Gao, meanwhile, wanted to get the true story of zhou enlai s role in the history of chinese communism and thus had to debunk some myths. This work offers a portrait of the real zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the long march and the cultural revolution no thanks to ideological or personal purity but becaus. This selection of chinese revolution books has been recommended by alpha history authors. The last perfect revolutionary from the worlds largest community of readers. The last perfect revolutionary, which is banned in china, wrote that zhou did not. The arrogance and egos of these men delivered untold suffering that knew no bounds. During the late qing dynasty, shaoxing was famous as the home of families such as zhous, whose members worked as government clerks, shiye generation.
The book was published in 2008 by public affair in english. Exhaustively researched biography of the revered chinese premier who helped guide china through its infancy onto the world stage. The last perfect revolutionary is a book about chinese revolutionary history. Reveals how the savvy and politically deft chinese leader survived the turmoil of.
The last perfect revolutionary 9781586486457 by wenqian, gao and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The last perfect revolutionary by gao wenqian 2007, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Other historians and scholars have found fault with the communist partys account of the long march, but suns research provides a new baseline for all future treatment of that major propaganda event. The last perfect revolutionary is one of those rare books. The result, wang stated, is an unprecedented work that reveals zhou to be a tragic hero who had a very complex character. Gao wenqian, a former historian for the communist party and the author of the 2007 biography zhou enlai. Jul 22, 2008 zhou enlai the last perfect revolutionary is a book written by gao wenqian which focuses on the complicated, interweaving lovehate relationship between chairman mao zedong and premier zhou enlai after the communist party assumed power in china in 1949. Zhou enlai was born in huaian, jiangsu province on 5 march 1898, the first son of his branch of the zhou family.